Chapter 101, 11 verses
The terrible calamity!
AlqariAAatu
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم القارعة
The (Day) of Noise and Clamour:
What is the terrible calamity!
Ma alqariAAatu
ما القارعة
What is the (Day) of Noise and Clamour?
And what will make you comprehend what the terrible calamity is?
Wama adraka ma alqariAAatu
وما أدراك ما القارعة
And what will explain to thee what the (Day) of Noise and Clamour is?
The day on which men shall be as scattered moths,
Yawma yakoonu alnnasu kaalfarashi almabthoothi
يوم يكون الناس كالفراش المبثوث
(It is) a Day whereon men will be like moths scattered about,
And the mountains shall be as loosened wool.
Watakoonu aljibalu kaalAAihni almanfooshi
وتكون الجبال كالعهن المنفوش
And the mountains will be like carded wool.
Then as for him whose measure of good deeds is heavy,
Faamma man thaqulat mawazeenuhu
فأما من ثقلت موازينه
Then, he whose balance (of good deeds) will be (found) heavy,
He shall live a pleasant life.
Fahuwa fee AAeeshatin radiyatin
فهو في عيشة راضية
Will be in a life of good pleasure and satisfaction.
And as for him whose measure of good deeds is light,
Waamma man khaffat mawazeenuhu
وأما من خفت موازينه
But he whose balance (of good deeds) will be (found) light, -
His abode shall be the abyss.
Faommuhu hawiyatun
فأمه هاوية
Will have his home in a (bottomless) Pit.
And what will make you know what it is?
Wama adraka ma hiyah
وما أدراك ما هيه
And what will explain to thee what this is?
A burning fire.
Narun hamiyatun
نار حامية
(It is) a Fire Blazing fiercely!